He just seems like a bit of a weird dude, that’s all. I really don’t think he’s a bad guy or has character flaws, he’s just different and might have a tough time fitting in. Of course this is all pure speculation on my part, there’s obviously more to the story than just trading him. You don’t trade 25 year old 6’5” defenseman with significant offensive abilities. He’s been traded twice now.
Having said all that, I really liked Dougie and I was so pumped when we got him. I’m still pretty disappointed he’s gone to be honest. For me he was as close to untouchable as you can get without actually being untouchable (Gaudreau and Tkachuk are the only two for me). I put him in the same tier as Monahan and Gio.
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